Lightspeed eyes new India fund, plans smaller corpus of $300–350 million amid AI focusThe venture capital firm, which was initially looking to raise as much as $500 million for its fifth India fund, has now cut the target siz...
13 May, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
Groww investors reap bumper returns; Lightspeed’s India rethinkHappy Wednesday! Groww delivered strong gains to early investors after the IPO lock-in expired. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dis...
13 May, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
Razorpay eyes omnichannel focus for offline push: sourcesOnline payments firm Razorpay has scaled back its offline expansion plans due to sluggish growth in the vertical. Following its Ezetap acqu...
08 May, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Payments companies see PoS pause on war-related imports squeezeIndia's digital payments sector faces a critical shortage of new point-of-sale (PoS) terminals due to disruptions in imports from China and...
08 May, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
PoS terminal supply squeeze; Skyroot CEO on unicorn flightHappy Friday! The point-of-sale (PoS) supply has dried up in India as the West Asia conflict squeezes imports. This and more in today's ETt...
08 May, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
Gift City turns growth lever for cross-border digital payment firmsCross-border digital payment firms are increasingly targeting Gift City for growth, seeking Payment Service Provider (PSP) licenses to cate...
05 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Acko plans confidential IPO filing to raise $250 million; targets $2.5 billion valuationDigital insurer Acko is gearing up for a confidential IPO, aiming to raise approximately $250 million and seeking a valuation between $2-2....
27 Apr, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
Platforms, brands accelerate agentic commerce push as fintechs plug payment gapsIndian ecommerce giants like Flipkart and Bigbasket are building AI storefronts to enable agentic commerce, allowing AI to shop autonomousl...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Razorpay set for confidential IPO filing; valuation may fall to around $5 billionThe fintech startup, last valued at $7.5 billion, is expected to be questioned on growth sustainability and the road to profitability; Walm...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Razorpay eyes IPO; Sarvam's $1.5 billion leapHappy Monday! Razorpay is planning an IPO at a lower valuation than its $7.5 billion peak. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
20 Apr, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Regulations slow growth but reward patient founders: Razorpay’s Harshil Mathur at YC Startup SchoolRazorpay CEO Harshil Mathur highlighted the advantages of operating in regulated spaces, noting the company's explosive growth in India's p...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.23 PM IST
Fintechs clash in cross-border payments; TCS closes FY26 strongHappy Friday! Large companies are fighting early-stage startups in the cross-border payments battleground. This and more in today's ETtech ...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
Razorpay’s funding venture to invest in early-stage B2B companiesRazorpay Venture Investment Programme, as it is named, will scout for opportunities in sectors like fintech, travel, healthcare, hospitalit...
13 Nov, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Razorpay acquires payments tech startup IZealiant TechnologiesThe deal marks Razorpay’s fifth acquisition since its inception in 2014. The company made its international foray last month, after it acqu...
16 Mar, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
Razorpay executives try a MarsShotA group of top executives from fintech startup Razorpay, including co-founders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, have set up MarsShot Vent...
01 Jul, 2021, 12.12 AM IST
Scoop: Razorpay looks at $2 billion valuation in new funding roundFintech startup Razorpay is in talks with existing investors such as GIC, Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital to raise $150-200 million at nea...
25 Feb, 2021, 10.04 AM IST
Amit Saini to oversee tech growth at fintech startup Razorpay"Razorpay echoes the vision I set for myself, and its recent growth in scale and stature have been nothing short of extraordinary," Saini s...
05 Apr, 2017, 02.16 PM IST